#0658
Greninja
Ninja Pokémon
It appears and vanishes with a ninja’s grace. It toys with its enemies using swift movements, while slicing them with throwing stars of sharpest water.
Details
Height1.5 m
Weight40.0 kg
Gender87.5% ♂ · 12.5% ♀
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium slow
Base EXP239
Base stats
HP
72
Attack
95
Defense
67
Sp. Atk
103
Sp. Def
71
Speed
122
Total
530
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
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Where to find Greninja
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Greninja can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Water Shuriken Hits 2–5 times. | Water | Special | 15 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Bubble Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Haze Resets all Pokémon’s stats, accuracy, and evasion. | Ice | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Mat Block Protects all friendly Pokémon from damaging moves. Only works on the first turn after the user is sent out. | Fighting | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Night Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Pound Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Quick Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Role Play Copies the target’s ability. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Water Gun Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 10 | Lick Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100 | 30 |
| 14 | Water Pulse Has a chance to confuse the target. | Water | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 19 | Smokescreen Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 23 | Shadow Sneak Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Ghost | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 28 | Spikes Scatters Spikes, hurting opposing Pokémon that switch in. | Ground | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 33 | Aerial Ace Never misses. | Flying | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| 33 | Feint Attack Never misses. | Dark | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| 42 | Substitute Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 49 | Extrasensory Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Psychic | Special | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| 56 | Double Team Raises the user’s evasion by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 68 | Hydro Pump Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Special | 110 | 80 | 5 |
Breeding & egg moves
Greninja can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
13 sprites & renders for Greninja.
Across the games
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Community notes
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Cite this page
“Greninja”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/greninja.
Species data from PokéAPI.